WOLVERINE #1:
Now that my “Frank Miller Daredevil” discussion is nearing the end of Miller’s first run, I find myself in the mood to read the 1982 Wolverine limited series, also by Miller (with Chris Claremont). Wolverine was only Marvel’s third lim
Read more…The Old Guard Book 2: Force Multiplied
Greg Rucka, writer; Leandro Fernández, art & cover; Daniela Miwa, colors; Jodi Wynne, letters
Image Comics, 2020
Andy and her team spend this arc in search of the head of a large human trafficking operation. B
Read more…GREEN ARROW: THE WONDER YEAR:
When Dick Giordano brought Mike Gold over to DC from First Comics, it was with the understanding that Gold would bring talent with him just as Giordano would bring talent from Charleton when Carmine Infantino recruited
Read more…OCT 19-25
Genre TV
Next, "File #3" (Fox, Oct. 20)
Archer, "Caught Napping" (FX, Oct. 21)
Star Trek: Discovery, "Far from Home," "That Hope Is You Part 2" (CBS All Access, Oct. 22)
Pandora, "Beyond Here Lies Nothing'" (CW, Oct. 25)
Fargo (FX, Oct. 25)
Read more…I recently saw PSYCHO (1960) directed, of course, by Alfred Hitchcock in its entirety for the first time in years. Most people rightfully consider it a classic in both horror and suspense but without the shock ending (and was it really that shocking?
Read more…The Low, Low WoodsCarmen Maria Machado, writer; DaNi, artist; Tamra Bonvillain, colorist DC Black Label, 2020
This entry in Joe Hill's Hill House Comics is a strange one. It takes place in a hellscape called Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania. The coal
Slugfest is a documentary series on Quibi that explores the eight-decade rivalry between the Big Two comic book publishers, Marvel Comics and DC Comics. The NYCC panel included luminaries like Kevin Smith (top left) and Brandon Routh (center bottom
Teen Titans: Beast Boy is a new take on the DC Comics character, showing his teen years in Georgia in a new YA graphic novel. (Art by Gabriel Picolo, copyright DC Comics)
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Oct. 1, 2020 — If you’ve read the Yo
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
June 11, 2020 — So, here’s some news: DC Comics has cut ties with Diamond Comic Distributors Inc.
Yes, I hear the yawns. Most people don’t know how comic books and graphic novels get to where they buy them,
Read more…Today, I came across an article touting a new one-shot coming in January, Legend of Shang-Chi #1. I was a fan of his original series, Master of Kung Fu, and read it to the end, when Shang-Chi turns his back on spying and their "games of deceit and de
Read more…Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade
Story by Kurt Vonnegut; written by Ryan North; illustrated by Albert Monteys
Archaia, 2020
I'm not usually a great fan of adaptations of novels, in movie or graphic form. Too often essential aspects of
Read more…Basketful of Heads
Joe Hill, writer; Leomacs, artist; Dave Stewart, colorist
DC Black Label, 2020
The first of horror writer Joe Hill's Hill House Comics line for DC Comics, this collects the seven issue miniseries published 2019 - 2020. The settin
Read more…I was going to say "villain teamup" stories, but some stories may bring in two villains and have them fight one another (and maybe the hero) for the whole story.
Some of the best include:
Debut story of THE SINISTER SIX
The first JLA/JSA crossover
Read more…OCT 12-18
Genre TV
Next, "File #2" (Fox, Oct. 13)
Archer, "The Double Date" (FX, Oct. 14)
Star Trek: Discovery, season 3 premiere (CBS All Access, Oct. 15)
Helstrom, season 1 (Hulu, Oct. 16)
Lovecraft Country, season 1 finale, "Full Circle" (HBO, Oct
Read more…Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen
Helen Mullane, writer; Dom Reardon, artist; Matthew Dow Smith, layouts artist & title page illustration; Jock, cover & page 3 illustration; Lee Loughridge, color artist
Humanoids, 2020
This starts out looking like a ty
Read more…With Hallowe'en not that far away, I'm in the mood to watch some horror flicks. Since I have the six Universal Legacy collections for Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Wolf Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, I decided
Read more…I was first made aware of his death by the La Cucaracha comic strip.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Ron Cobb Dies at 83. Designer of 'Alien' Ship, 'Back to the Future' DeLorean
Here are many examples of his work on a number of high-profile movies:
Read more…“Missy... alone, unleashed and unfettered. What does she get up to when the Doctor isn’t around?
“Well, Missy has a plan. And to carry it out, she’s going to have to break some rules. And people. And planets. Look out universe, Missy is on a mission.
Read more…Ravenous follows Doom Coalition.
“We went into Ravenous planning for a change of pace and style. Doom Coalition had been so dense and intricate—a 16-hour interlinking story—and it was something we didn’t want to attempt again so soon. And neither shou
Read more…The Legion of "Hey, It's that Gal!" Character Actors loses another one: From Deadline: "Conchata Ferrell Dies: Former ‘Two and a Half Men’ Co-Star Was 77"
She was most well-known for Two and a Half Men, but had a long career as a guest star or recurr
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